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willow river state park
I've been wanting to camp here for years. Last year we booked a campsite, but ended up cancelling. This year we seriously considered cancelling, but we made it happen... and I'm so glad we did. This is the reason I wanted to camp here. The girls
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butterflies
Emma loved learning about and watching the chicks hatch in her kindergarten class so much that I looked into getting caterpillars. I found a place online where I could order a cup of painted lady caterpillars. The cup of caterpillars came with instructions on what to do, what would happen
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throwback thursday (july 25, 2018)
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sunsets
I've seen some pretty incredible sunsets in the last month. Last night was no exception... Some others from the last month...
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happy to be home
These girls has a blast this past week... but man, I'm happy to be home. We finished off our week with some kayaking. Emma had the best time with Braden. After they were done she asked if we could get our own kayak. I asked Olivia if she
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kamping
This is one of my favorite camping weeks of the summer. It's also the most exhausting. 😂 We swim pretty much all day. This year Olivia discovered the diving board... and loves it. Emma discovered the rock wall... and loves it. They've also enjoyed every inch of
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minnesota!
We planned to get an early start towards home this morning. The girls eventually woke me up at 9 AM... not exactly the early start we had hoped for. When we stopped at the Kansas Welcome Center yesterday I got a brochure for a carousel museum. It was 30 minutes
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summer bus trip in action
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welcome to kansas
Today we started our trip home. We decided to bypass Nebraska and go through Kansas and Missouri this time. Holy heat wave Kansas! We stopped in Wakeeney for the night. The one thing Emma has been missing on this trip is a pool, so she was super excited our campground
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last day
Today was our last day in Colorado... and it was a hot one. We spent the morning at a waterfall and playing in the creek. The waterfall had an information center and the girls got to pan for gold. They came home with a pretty cool collection. We spent the
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the great outdoors
We ventured out to climb some rocks and do some fishing. Braden and Emma did some serious rock climbing up to the top of this big rock. Emma had a couple big bites fishing in this spot. When she got tired fishing Braden took her spot and caught a fish